Academic Credit

Earn academic credit for taking CWS courses

All CWS courses can be taken for graduate level (500-600) or advanced undergraduate level credit (400) at your home institution or through our accredited partners. In addition to meeting the requirements for course completion, students must pass a final project/exam to earn academic credit (either a letter grade or pass/fail). These assessments will be different depending on the course level. Information about final assessments will be included in the course syllabus.

Steps to acquire credit from your college or university:

  1. Reach out to your advisor/committee chair for approval to take a Directed/Independent Study, Special Topic course, etc.

  2. When registering for the course online, under COURSE OPTIONS & INFORMATION, select PREMIUM.

  3. When you are entering your registration information at checkout, you will be asked: Why are you taking the PREMIUM version of this course? Please check the box: “I am taking this course for academic credit at my school.”

  4. Please confirm with your CWS instructor that you are taking the course for academic credit. At that time, please provide your instructor the paperwork and/or contact necessary to submit your grade.